Quotes About Reading

I read science books, chemistry books, history books. I read that stuff for fun.

Books and movies are kind of my two great loves. I don't have too many other actual hobbies. That's pretty much it.

I don't' really have lots of hobbies. I like to read and hang out with my family. I'm a pretty boring person beyond that.

I grew up actually reading 'The Hobbit,' not 'The Lord of the Rings.' I loved 'The Hobbit' growing up.

All I do is read books, really. I worry about that sometimes. I don't seem to have a hobby or anything.

People choose to read, and it takes effort. It's not one of those hobbies that asks nothing of the person who is doing it. It's more than a hobby.

I had two brilliant children and one genius. Elon could figure out things when he was very young and was always advanced for his age. He could hold a conversation about something that was way beyond his years, and he read voraciously.

My mom didn't want me to go to college. She didn't want me to read - when I read, I may as well have been holding a pineapple.

Holding a book you're reading is kind of old-school.

Books don't only furnish a room: they also make the best holiday gifts.

I do not read SF as much as I used to. It's too much like a busman's holiday.

I don't know that I read more than the average person. I don't think I do very much. I tend to read more when I'm on holiday. That's when I can go through books like you wouldn't believe. I read a bit of everything, but the novel has always been very important to me.

When I travel, I can leave everything at home apart from books. I curate my holiday reading rigorously and would be devastated if I found I'd left one at home.

If I have to go to New York or something, I'll bring my books and read and do homework. It's not really a big deal.

I used to read comics as a kid, and now I'm reading them for research. It's great fun. It's not bad homework.

Any kids out there, don't base your homework on 'Merlin.' Just enjoy it and then read the books.

I love reading and learning. With acting, I get to put all that into my work and still get to do my homework and imagine I can do all these different jobs.

It wasn't until I was 23 and got married to a guy who was really bookish that I got completely hooked on reading and writing again. He had so many paperbacks, I didn't have to buy a book for four and a half years.

Becoming a reader grows our horizons, our appetite for the good, the true and the beautiful, and our empathy.

The horror genre is my personal favorite. But then again, I was the kid who read coroner books for fun.

I've been reading horror since I was five years old.

When I read the script for 'War Horse,' I was in absolute tatters.

I can ride horses. And I read a lot. But that's kind of it. I think it's enough.

I loved horses and horse books as a child.